I've had other computer techs call in he middle of the night for crap that either a man page [built in docs for a lot of Unix/Linux/OS X tools] or ten seconds with Google would have solved. The Let me Google that for you site is a nice way drive home the point.

So glad to know that you can identify the reason for your name.. Ive been the meat in the sandwich holding a phone to the surgeons ear during an operation for silly stuff like that.. and everyone suffers afterwards... How is Mary?????

SMHDVM the what time is it question works slightly better if they are in a differing time zone. Then, if you feel like it you can get into an argument. Same time zone start talking about what time it is UCT (which is what time most server's hardware clock is set to.) After a while the point settles in between both of their functioning brain cells.

Dr. Grumpy, you and your fellow neurologist need to come up with a "really working" brain cell count test and revoke cell phone use for anyone scoring under, 10 or so.

Approval word 'monic'. Given that I've just come of a manic stage, seem legit.

I guarantee the pharmacist will have to run an interaction check there are too many drugs to know that off the top of your head...even if we know the answer we check it OCD like before hand just incase.

Welcome to my whining!

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